The Techno-Politics of AI Governance in the Global South: A Critical Perspective from Syria, Egypt, and Jordan

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Arslan A. C.

Global Southing Internet, Data and AI Studies Workshop - Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, London, İngiltere, 25 - 26 Mart 2025, ss.1

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Basıldığı Şehir: London
  • Basıldığı Ülke: İngiltere
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1
  • Polis Akademisi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The governance of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital infrastructures is increasingly shaped by power asymmetries that favor Global North institutions, policies, and regulatory frameworks. This paper critically examines the techno-political landscape of AI governance in the Global South, focusing on how data colonialism, algorithmic biases, and infrastructural dependencies reinforce existing global hierarchies. Through case studies from Syria, Egypt, and Jordan, this research explores how AI policies and regulatory frameworks are being adapted—or contested—within Global South contexts. It interrogates the role of state and corporate actors in shaping AI ethics, data protection, and algorithmic decision-making processes, highlighting the tensions between sovereignty and dependence on foreign technological infrastructures. The paper also examines alternative governance models emerging from the Global South, particularly Indigenous and local frameworks that challenge dominant Global North-centric AI narratives.

By engaging with critical theories of Internet, Data, and AI from the Global South, this study contributes to ongoing discussions on techno-politics, advocating for decolonial and context-specific approaches to AI governance. It argues for a reimagined regulatory landscape that prioritizes equity, transparency, and local agency in shaping digital futures.

Keywords: AI governance, Data colonialism, Techno-politics, Global South, Decolonial frameworks